Brazilian association football club based in Criciúma, Santa Catarina, BrazilSoccer club
Criciúma Esporte Clube, commonly referred to as Criciúma, is a Brazilian professional club based in Criciúma, Santa Catarina founded on 13 May 1947.
Criciúma is the most successful team from Santa Catarina, having won the 1991 Copa do Brasil, the 2002 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, and the 2006 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C.
History [ edit ]
Criciúma Esporte Clube was founded on May 13, 1947, as Comerciário Esporte Clube; however the club folded due to a financial crisis in the 1960s.
The club refounded in 1976 by some of the original Comerciário Esporte Clube members.
In 1978 the club was renamed as Criciúma Esporte Clube, and its current colors black, yellow and white were adopted in 1984.
The present colors of Criciúma Esporte Clube are the reason the club is called Tigre (meaning Tiger).
The club's greatest feat was winning the 1991 Copa do Brasil under coach Felipe Scolari, later World Cup winner with Brazil, which qualified Criciúma to the following year's Copa Libertadores.
In the following years the club was not very successful, and was relegated to the Série B.
In 2005, Criciúma, after a very poor campaign, was relegated to the Brazilian Série C.
In 2006, Criciúma won the Série C, as was promoted back to the Série B.
After a period of crisis in the club, in 2012 the club regained forces and after being in the first four places the entire championship returned to the Série A.
Honors [ edit ]
Criciúma has won three national level championships.
Winning the 1991 Copa do Brasil qualified the club to the 1992 Copa Libertadores where Criciúma finished in the 5th place, surpassing even the expectations of its fans.
These achievements make Criciúma one of the most successful teams from Santa Catarina.
National [ edit ]Winner (1): 1991
Winner (1): 2002 Runner-up (1): 2012Winner (1): 2006State [ edit ]
Winners (11): 1968 (1), 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1998, 2005, 2013, 2023 Runners-up (7): 1982, 1987, 1994, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2008
Winner (1): 1993 Runner-up (1): 1998Winner (1): 2022
1 Champion in 1968 as Comerciário Esporte ClubeStadium [ edit ]
Criciúma's stadium is Estádio Heriberto Hülse, built in 1955, with a maximum capacity of 19,900 people.
Current squad [ edit ]As of 7 April 2023
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules.
Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Head coaches [ edit ]
1991 Copa do Brasil [ edit ]
Criciúma won the Copa do Brasil 1991, playing the following matches:
Stage Match 1st Leg 2nd Leg First Round Ubiratan – Criciúma 1–1 1–4 Second Round Criciúma – Atlético Mineiro 1–0 1–0 Quarterfinals Goiás – Criciúma 0–0 0–3 Semifinals Remo – Criciúma 0–1 0–2 Final Grêmio – Criciúma 1–1 0–0
Competitions record [ edit ]
First Division (Serie A) [ edit ] Year Position Year Position 1979 67th 1995 16th 1986 9th 1996 21st 1987 6th 1997 24th 1988 23rd 2003 14th 1993 23rd 2004 21st 1994 20th 2013 15th 2014 20th Second Division (Serie B) [ edit ] Year Position Year Position 1980 54th 1992 3rd 1981 30th 1998 6th 1982 38th 1999 18th 1983 47th 2000 14th 1986 1st 2001 22nd 1987 6th 2002 1st 1989 5th 2005 21st 1990 7th 2007 7th 1991 35th 2008 18th 2011 14th 2012 2nd 2015 12th 2016 8th 2017 13th 2018 14th 2019 19th Third Division (Serie C) [ edit ] Year Position Year Position 2006 1st 2009 15th 2010 3rd 2020 Brazilian Cup [ edit ] Year Position Year Position 1990 4th 1999 18th 1991 1st 2002 17th 1992 7th 2003 17th 1994 23rd 2006 15th 1996 6th 2008 13th 2009 26th Libertadores Cup [ edit ] Year Position 1992 5th